Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Alaska Native Access Card Act”.
Alaska Native Access Card Act
A BILL
To facilitate the import of marine mammal products into the United States by Alaska Natives.
Sec. 2 Definition of Alaska Native
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (29) as paragraphs (7), (5), (8), (11), (12), (14), (15), (17), (19), (20), (21), (24), (26), (29), (30), (9), (4), (10), (25), (22), (23), (3), (2), (27), (28), (18), (16), (13), and (6), respectively;
in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking “Indians, Aleuts, or Eskimos” and inserting “Alaska Natives”;
in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (24) (as so redesignated), by striking “in section” and inserting “In section”; and
by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following:
“(1) Alaska Native
“(A) In general—The term Alaska Native has the meaning given the term Native in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602).
“(B) Inclusion—The term Alaska Native includes any Tsimishian Indian, regardless of whether the Tsimishian Indian is enrolled in the Metlakatla Indian Community.”
Conforming amendments—
Section 101 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371) is amended—
in subsections (a) and (b), by striking “Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo” each place it appears and inserting “Alaska Native”;
in subsection (a)(5)(D)(iv), by striking “clauses” and inserting “clause”; and
in subsection (b)—
in paragraph (2), by striking “native” each place it appears and inserting “Alaska Native”; and
in the undesignated matter following paragraph (3), in the first sentence, by striking “Indians, Aleuts, or Eskimos” and inserting “Alaska Natives”.
Section 109 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1379) is amended—
in subsection (b)(3)(B)(i), by striking “section 3(14)(B)” and inserting “section 3(29)(B)”;
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d), by striking “section 3(14)(B)” each place it appears and inserting “section 3(29)(B)”; and
in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking “Alaskan Natives” and inserting “Alaska Natives”.
Section 202(a)(7) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1402(a)(7)) is amended by striking “Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts” and inserting “Alaska Natives”.
Section 408(g)(2) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421f–1(g)(2)) is amended by striking “section 3(12)(A)” and inserting “section 3(24)(A)”.
Section 508(a)(1) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1423g(a)(1)) is amended by striking “Alaskan natives” and inserting “Alaska Natives”.
Sec. 3 Alaska Native access cards
Section 101(a)(6) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(6)) is amended—
in subparagraph (A)—
in clause (ii), by striking “or” after the semicolon;
in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(iv) is imported into the United States for noncommercial purposes by an Alaska Native presenting an Alaska Native Access Card issued under subparagraph (C).”
by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Establishment of Alaska Native access cards
“(i) In general—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Alaska Native Access Card Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement a process for issuing an access card, to be known as an “Alaska Native Access Card” (referred to in this subparagraph as an access card) to any Alaska Native who applies for an access card.
“(ii) Authorization—An access card issued under this subparagraph shall authorize the import by Alaska Natives of marine mammal products.
“(iii) Deadline—Not later than 30 days after receipt of an application under clause (i), the Secretary shall issue the access card to the applicant.”